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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1107
Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-02-06Topic: veterans military · health care · technology privacySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceProtecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 This bill permanently authorizes certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals to use telemedicine to deliver, distribute, or dispense controlled substances that are prescription drugs to patients who are eligible for VA health care, regardless of whether the health care professional has conducted an in-person medical examination. The health care professional must be (1) authorized to prescribe the basic class of such controlled substance under an active, current, full, and unrestricted license or certification; (2) acting in the usual course of professional practice; and (3) delivering, distributing, or dispensing the substance for a legitimate medical purpose.
Sponsors
- Steve Womack Republican sponsor
- 28 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | House | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279) | |
| 2025-09-15 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4279-4280: 1) | floor pass | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1107. | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4279) | |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-07-29 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179. | |
| 2025-07-29 | House | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221. | report |
| 2025-07-29 | Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-221. | report | |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-03-12 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | refer |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-02-06 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-06 | Introduced in House | introduce |